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I am attempting to publicize my general approach to justice, which consists of means of discouraging criminals:

(A) Comfort, (B) Judgment, (C) Regularity, (D) Emotion

Better than reverse-psychology, this method consists of two counterpoints (A-C and B-D), which work to circumvent problematic motivations and impulses.

For example, if life is irregular, small incentives (comforts) may be greater appreciated. If judgment is not accepted, then it seems likely that the prospective criminal would be open to some form of emotionalism. If not emotionalism, then perhaps a form of regularity. And if not regularity, then perhaps a reward. In this way deviant behaviors become improbable.

Another factor to consider is creativity and information-immersion. Those provide additional factors which can be controlled and modulated with potential benefit.

Each of the forms of judgment, which correspond to the forms of guilt, can be understood in the above system, to correspond first with emotionalism, second with regularity, third with the ability to judge, and fourthly with available comforts. Read more

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